Societies with __________ Descent Have Two Rules of Descent, Each

question 36

Multiple Choice

Societies with __________ descent have two rules of descent, each traced through links of one sex only, operating at the same time.

• A) double
• B) binary
• C) dual
• D) twofold

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Definitions:

Mexica People

The Mexica people, also known as the Aztecs, were a Nahuatl-speaking indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico who built an extensive empire in central Mexico in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries before being conquered by the Spanish.

Cortes

Hernán Cortés, a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.

Malintzin

Also known as La Malinche, she was an Indigenous woman who played a crucial role as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés during the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

Greater Antilles

The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico.